Active Mom Postpartum
VERNA VOLKER-Native Women Running
Today, I speak with Verna Volker, founder of Native Women Running, a source of visibility, inspiration and community of native women runners on and off the reservation/reserve. She is from the Navajo Nation but lives in Minneapolis, MN. Married with four kids, she began her running journey in 2009, and went from a newbie runner to an ultra runner, 94 miles being her longest so far, with plans to run a 100 miler in January 2025!
We talk about:
-finding running after a lifetime of athletics
-running after having kids
-common themes in Native Women Running
-spiritual aspect to running
-developing leadership
-expanding representation
-education and outreach
Time Stamps
1:00 Introduction
2:16 finding running
8:47 starting Native Women Running
14:21 safety in running
16:20 expanding representation
22:58 representation at major races
26:17 successes in Native Women Running
31:20 working with race organizers
37:26 experience working in Europe
42:08 practicing self-care
46:57 hopes for the future
48:50 rapid fire questions
CONNECT WITH CARRIE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/
Website: https://carriepagliano.com
CONNECT WITH VERNA
IG: https://www.instagram.com/hozhorunner4/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/
Website: www.nativewomenrunning.com
The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
This show has been a long time in the making!
You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.
If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)
Today, I speak with Verna Volker, founder of Native Women Running, a source of visibility, inspiration and community of native women runners on and off the reservation/reserve. She is from the Navajo Nation but lives in Minneapolis, MN. Married with four kids, she began her running journey in 2009, and went from a newbie runner to an ultra runner, 94 miles being her longest so far, with plans to run a 100 miler in January 2025!
We talk about:
-finding running after a lifetime of athletics
-running after having kids
-common themes in Native Women Running
-spiritual aspect to running
-developing leadership
-expanding representation
-education and outreach
Time Stamps
1:00 Introduction
2:16 finding running
8:47 starting Native Women Running
14:21 safety in running
16:20 expanding representation
22:58 representation at major races
26:17 successes in Native Women Running
31:20 working with race organizers
37:26 experience working in Europe
42:08 practicing self-care
46:57 hopes for the future
48:50 rapid fire questions
CONNECT WITH CARRIE
IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/
Website: https://carriepagliano.com
CONNECT WITH VERNA
IG: https://www.instagram.com/hozhorunner4/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/native_women_running/
Website: www.nativewomenrunning.com
The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
This show has been a long time in the making!
You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.
If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)